Ironing board



Feb. 14, 1928. 1,659,280

G. T. RIETER IRONI NG BOARD Filed Sept. 27, 1926 @WW/V SLZSE ya ZEJE'EJ" MHHW.

Patented Feb. 14, 1928.

GUSTAVE T. METER, or cnnnnnuae, wisconsin.

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Application September 27, 19%. Seriallo. `1352972.

This invention relates to ironing` boards, and is particularly directed to a cabinet type of ironing' board.

Objects oit' this invention are to provide a cabinet ironing board in which the board may be rocked into stored position within the cabinet or may be rocked outwardly and held rigidly in a horizontal position.

More speciiically, objects ot this invention are to provide a novel toria of cabinet ironing board in which the hoard is securely and rigidly locked in extended position in an automatic manner without any thought on the part of the operator, and when so locked can not be inadvertently detached, and yet may be very readily manually released to permit the oldingrof the board into stored position.

An embodiment ot the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in whicl :M

Figure l a vertical sectional view through the cabinet showing the board in its extended position;

Figure 2 is a view showing;l the board in its folded position, such view Correspending` to Figure l;

Figure 3 is a front view of the stored hoard with the cabinet open;

Figure 4 is a view showingv the two slots for receiving the trunnions or the ironing board;

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view through the locking' slide.

Referring' to the drawings, it will be seen that the ironing` board comprises a cabinet l which is provided with sidewalls 2 and with a door 3 in the usual manner. The sidewalls 2 of the cabinet arc providedwith vertical slots 4 and 4 which have torwardly extending Lipper' portions 5. as shown .most clearly in Figure 4. The ironinghoard is provided with outwardly extending trunnions 6 which slidahly lit within the slots and 4, and may be slid upwardlj until they engage the notches 5, as shown in Fig'- ures l and 4, or may be slid downwardly alter they have been rearwardly moved slightly into the position shown in Figure 2.

A brace 7 is hingedly mounted at its lower end within the cabinet and is hingedly joined at its upper or outer end to an intermediate portion of the ironing board 8.

It is to be noted particularly from Figures l and 4, that one ot' the slots for instance, the slot 4 is elongated andcarries a rectangular slide 9 which may freely move within he; slot -3- carryingfj the slide or locking member 91s cut completely through the coroondinp; sidewall for a portion of its ezi-` i tent. as ii'idicated atl() in Figures l and Further, a relatively larger slot l1 is formed in the outer side or iiace ot' the sidewall, as shown in Figure 5, and slidably receives a washer 19 which is locked to the slide 9 by means oi the screw 13. in this way, the slide is permitted limited vertical motion, but can not iiall either outwardly or downwardly from the slot. Preferably, the slide 9 is provided with a linger receiving` recess 14 (see Figure l) to permit its easy manipulation.

ln using the ironing board, it is merely necessary to rock the board outwardly and into the horizontal position shown in Figure l. The trunnions rise in the slots 4, and 4 and one ot' the trunnions will strike the latchingil slide 9 and raise it, permitting,` the trunnions to pass into the notches 5. Therealter, the lat-chineslide 9 will drop into latching` position and lock the trunnion against rearward motion, as the slide eX- tends across the notch 5 when in its lowermost position, as shown in Figures l and 4.

lt will be seen that this cabinet type of ironing board does not have the detect comnionly 'found in the ordinary types of cabinet :ironingboards. F or example, it is iinpossible to accidentally detach the hoard. t is necessary in order to detach the board to 'iii-st nianuclly raise the latching slide to slot under itsown weight. Preferably, i

ironing board is moved into extended position.

Although the invention has been described in Considerable detail, such description is intended as illustrative rather than limiting as the invention may be variously embodied and as the scope of such invention is to be determined as claimed.

l claim:

A device ot the class described, comprising, a pair of side members, one of said side members having a slot therethrough, a slide in said slot having its outer portion projecting through the slot and reduced, a headed member secured to seid slide and overlapping the adjacent portion of the side member to prevent Withdrawal of the slide, seid slide being freely movable under the `action of gravity within its slot, Said side members having other slots extending only part wey therethrough and terminating in upper lforwardly directed notches, an ironing board having;r trunnions slidably fitting 'Within said last mentioned slots, one of which is adapted to elevate said slide, Suid trunnions being adapted to move into said notches While seid slide drops downwardly behind one of said trunnions, and a, brace having its lower end pivotally supported :ind having its upper end pivotally joined to un 'intermediate portion of seid ironingr board.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand :1t Cedm'lnug, in the county of Ozaukee und State of Tieconsin.

GUSTAVE T. RIETER 

